Nepal

HANIEKA BALINT

Nepal

Before we begin…

What if you lived in Nepal rather than the United States?

You would… have 7.5 times higher chance of dying in infancy have 4.9 times more chance of being unemployed use 99.38% less electricity consume 99.01% less oil make 97.41% less money die 12.43 years sooner have 62.18% more babies spend 99.23% less money on health care experience 4.89% more of a class divide be 16.67% less likely to have HIV/AIDS

Problem #1- Trash! (Bagmati River)

Who needs a sewage system when everyone can dump their stuff into the river instead?

Bagmati River Continued.

Trash continued… (Mt Everest)

Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, brings many climbers and all of their trash.

Problem #2- Endangered Animals

Men in China admire finetiger and leopard pelts.

Before After

A Bengal tiger cub restsin Nepal.

http://www.himalayanfootsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/1906662004_7a32214d77.jpg

Endangered Animals continued…

This image shows the number of rhinos left in the world.

Confiscated Asian elephant tusks in the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/elephants/asian_elephants/areas/issues/illegal_hunting_trade/